. Descriptive catalogue : Leonard's seeds. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 64 LEONARD SEED COMPANY, WINTER OR SAND VETCH. FORAGE PLANTS. VETCHES. Spring. (Vina sativa.) ' Sown broadcast at rate of one to one and a half bushels to the acre, like wheat or barley, and sometimes mixed with oats, for soiling. Used in France and Canada as a substitute for peas. Also ground up into flour, after which it is mixed with wheat flour for making" bread. A valuable pl
. Descriptive catalogue : Leonard's seeds. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 64 LEONARD SEED COMPANY, WINTER OR SAND VETCH. FORAGE PLANTS. VETCHES. Spring. (Vina sativa.) ' Sown broadcast at rate of one to one and a half bushels to the acre, like wheat or barley, and sometimes mixed with oats, for soiling. Used in France and Canada as a substitute for peas. Also ground up into flour, after which it is mixed with wheat flour for making" bread. A valuable plant. Qt., 35c.; bu., $ Sand, Winter or Hairy. {Vicia villosa.) This variety thrives on poor, arid, sandy soils. It is sown either in fall or in spring-, and g-enerally mixed with rye, which serves as a support to the plants. It g-rows to a heig-ht of from three to four feet, and can be cut twice for fodder, first as soon as the bloom appears, and then it can be again cut for the seed. The plant is perfectly hardy, and the produce is recommended as most nutritious. The seed is black and perfectly round, and should be sown at the rate of one and one half bushels to the Qt., 45c.; bu., $ LUPINS. Blue. Used for the same purpose as the yellow variety. Lb., 30c.; 100 lbs., $ Wliite. One of the best plants known for soiling. It may be sown from April to July, and plowed under when in flower. The seed when burned is excellent manure for orange and olive trees. Lb., 30c.: 100 lbs., $9. Yellow. Less thrifty than the white variety, but still having an advan- tage over it in remaining green for a longer period. It succeeds well in the poorest soil, and is valuable for plowing in. Lb., 30c.; 100 lbs., $8. EGYPTIAN LENTILS. Largely used in oriental countries, and is one of their principal articles of diet. It was from these that the dish of pottage was made for which Esau sold his birthright to Jacob in Bible times, and many will be interested in them for that reason. Th
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